Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  IC 1554  ·  IC 1613
Galactic neighbours: IC 1613 (C51), Doc_HighCo
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Galactic neighbours: IC 1613 (C51)

Galactic neighbours: IC 1613 (C51), Doc_HighCo
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Galactic neighbours: IC 1613 (C51)

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IC 1613 (Caldwell 51) was one of the twelve galaxies that Hubble originally included in the local group . It is another galaxy closer than Andromeda. Even though IC 1613 - by numbers - should be as "bright" as i.e. M74 it was much more difficult for me to extract it from the background noise. Maybe it were my local conditions. At f/7 more exposure time would be required.

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Galactic neighbours: IC 1613 (C51), Doc_HighCo